Chapter 5: WAITING GAME
The agents exit the lift one with a huge smile on his face the other a look as black as thunder. The two agents
quicky arrange a time for their conference meeting to tell thier agent what they are going to expect for the rest
of this case which for Gibbs is more difficult than what it will be for his agents to handle. There is a loud noise
in the bull pit with eveyone sharing stories and tales that they do not realise the two bosses staing behind them,
Gibbs wolf-whistles and instantly the room is deadly quiet.
"There will be a meeting in the directors office at thirteen hundred everyone is to be there, is that clear?"
"Crystal boss!" Tony, Kate, Ziva and McGee reply.
"That means you two aswell!" Agent Veron snaps.
"Yes, boss!" Smith and Emma respond.
"Someone inform Abby!" says Gibbs
"Sure boss" McGee says but he is still on his computer looking at encrypted files.
"Now McGee!" Gibbs shouts.
McGee starts walking to the elivator and passes Gibbs who gives him an evil look and McGee walks quicker almost
to the point where he is running, he is not going to get on Gibbs' bad side even if it kills him.
It is almost 1 o'clock and Gibbs, Tony, McGee, Kate, Ziva and Abby are in the Director's office with the Director
waiting for Agent Veron and his team to join them. The hour comes and goes and still 10 minuites later there is
no sign of Agent Veron, Agent Smith or Emma. Gibbs looks at his watch and getting more and more impatient as the
time ticks away. It has now been twenty minuites since the meeting was meant ot start and Gibbs is almost to the
point when he will call the whole deal off when the door opens and Agent Veron and his team walk in with a huge smile on their faces.
"Agent Gibbs, Director" Veron says smugly
"Agent Veron, Agent Smith, Emma, how very nice of you to join us" The director says sarcasticly
"The pleasure is all mine!" He says smiling an award winning grin.
"Could we please get this over and done with?" Agent Gibbs says with anger in his voice.
"Certainly" Agent veron says "Where shall we start?" the grin on his face is getting bigger and bigger and the more
he sees Gibbs clenching his teeth the more the smile expands.
They begin to talk about the case that they have so far when they hear a knock at the door. Every one looks around at
the Director who obviously doesn't open her own office door very often as usually Cynthia "filters traffic" as Jen calls
it and Gibbs has heard this on many occations.
"Enter" the Director says in a anticipated tone. The door opens and ducky enters in his full autopsy uniform even the gloves.
"I'm sorry to interrupt my dear, but there is something i need to talk to Jethro about and it is quite the emergency!"
The familiar soft voice says.
"Whats up Duck?" Jethro says calmy.
A giggle comes from Tony who obviously found the previous question funny and gets exactly what he usually gets when he
laughs at something silly, a smack around the head.
"Thanks boss!" Tony says with slight pain in his voice.
"Jethro can I have a word outside?" Ducky says
"Sure Duck!" Gibbs says and walks out of the office.
The others are soon to start talking and Tony laughing as soon a Gibbs walks out of the door which they do but are interrupted by the director.
"Agent Veron would you like to keep this meeting going?" Jen says
"With pleasure Director" Veron says smugly "Agent Gibbs and I have decided that in order for this team to work effectively
we will need to be split up into different smaller teams for the time being"
"How are planning on doing that boss?" Victoria says
"Well we have decided that the teams will be as follows" Veron continues "Agent DiNozzo with be with Agent Todd, Agent Smith
will be with Officer David, Agent McGee will be with Miss Sciuto and Miss Harvey, Agent Gibbs and I will handle the rest with
a little help from the Director I hope?"
"Absolutely Agent Veron anything I can do to help, just let me know" Jen replys
"Very well Director, that will be all, thank you" Veron finishes.
The meeting finishes and they all exit the Director's office where they see Gibbs and Ducky talking it is obviously something
serious because Gibbs has got that "something's hinky" look on his face. They continue to talk for a few minuites and as Ducky
is leaving he says to Gibbs,
"You have got to let them know Jethro, you can't keep them in the dark!"
"I know Duck" Gibbs says "I just don't want them to panic and things go wrong, you know how I hate that!"
"I'll leave it to you" Ducky says as he heads to the elevator.
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